Perfect Vacation Spot - Wednesday July 14, 2010
Well GPS #3 got us safely to Kiel here on the Baltic Sea. Before leaving Wismar this a.m. I stopped at the local mall and bought some clear tape to wrap up #2 GPS and send her back. There is a 2 year warranty on it so hopefully I can get my money back. It would have been simple to credit my Credit Card but they only accepted cash. At a Post Office here in a little town along the way today, I stopped and mailed it at the Poste in the village of Gressow - no sign out front - had to stop 2 x and ask - actually it went DHL - they are all over the place here too.
There are many little coves along the north shoreline - sometimes we followed the shore and most times we were inland a few km. We are starting to see more and more homes and barns with thatched roofs. At one point today we saw in the distance a large windmill - the old style house and with wooden blades so we stopped and checked it out. It appeared to be a museum now but was well preserved. A plaque out front had a date of 1750 on it but am not sure if that is the original one.
Further along we started to see many cars and people walking along the road obviously on the way to the beach. Turns out it is a resort town - Timmendorfer Strand - very much like Myrtle Beach complete with major hotels and beach grasses and brick boardwalk and a pier. We parked and walked out to the beach and could hardly believe our eyes - crowds of people in every direction - some in the water - some in little thatched/woven huts for shade, some in brightly coloured canvas huts and others just walking or biking along the boardwalk. A perfect spot for your next vacation at a cool 70 - 80 degrees F.
Our hunt for a motel was not quite as easy as we have had. There were no Zimmers advertized along the roads close to Kiel so we opted to check out a few motels. We ended back at the Best Western in downtown Kiel - I know we do not normally do downtowns but this one is in a good location and fairly new. We were shown a room right behind the reception counter and another for 10 E more on the 4th floor - a 3 room suite. Guess which one we took?
Right across the street is a Pizza shop so will probably head there soon.
